Credit Recognition Limit
Up to 1/3 of the graduation credits.
Domestic Credits Exchange
Requirements for Application
- Regular semester: students who have enrolled for 2 semesters or more (as of the semester during which the application is submitted).
- Seasonal semester: students who plan to return to the regular semester after taking courses in the seasonal sessions among those enrolled at POSTECH.
However, credit exchange is not available during the graduation semester.
Course Enrollment
Applicants can enroll in the desired courses after receiving confirmation from a supervising professor within the course enrollment period at the enrolled university.
Course Completion
Basic mandatory and mandatory liberal arts courses are to be completed at POSTECH, and students cannot take courses at the host university in which the contents are deemed the same as those of courses they have already taken at POSTECH. In principle, regarding the courses taken first at the host university, retaking make-up courses is only possible at the same host university. However, recognized alternative courses provided by POSTECH will be excluded.
Grade Evaluation and Recognition
- Grade evaluation for the courses taken at the host university shall be in accordance with the regulations of the host university. The grades and credits shall be recognized as they are by POSTECH, marked on the academic record, and included in GPA calculation.
- Acquired grades shall be marked as a whole but not be treated as course withdrawal.
- Grade recognition: all the grades received at the host university shall be marked as “optional subject” at the first time of recognition. To have the grades received at the host university recognized as major subjects or liberal arts, the student must fill out the application form for credit exchange and submit it to Educational Affairs and Records after receiving approval from the related course professor and supervising professor. Liberal Arts in need of confirmation by a professor belonging to the curriculum committee at the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Period for changing the class of completion: the application form should be submitted before 1/4 of the total class days of a regular semester immediately after the completion of the credits exchange program.
Tuition
- Tuition for the regular semester should be paid to POSTECH, while tuition for a seasonal semester should be paid to the host university in accordance with the tuition collection regulations of the host university.
- If an over-registered semester student participates in the regular semester credit exchange, the entire tuition fee will be charged regardless of the credits.
However, if evidence of the course details is submitted before 2/4 of the total class days, the tuition can be calculated and returned based on the tuition payment standard.
Overseas Credits Exchange (Short-term study abroad program)
Requirement for Application
Students who have enrolled in the 2nd year or higher as of the applicable semester and maintain a GPA of over 3.0, as well as regular TOEFL score of over 88 (IBT) (short-term study abroad is not available in the graduation semester. If the standard of the host university differs from that of POSTECH, the former shall override the latter.).
Duration
1 or 2 semesters (it may differ depending on the exchange university; scholarships are paid only for the first term of dispatch).
Required Documents
- A copy of a self-introduction letter in Korean
- A copy of the transcript in English
- A copy of the TOEFL score report
Course Enrollment
- Same as the course enrollment procedure of POSTECH, the course enrollment details of the host university should be approved by the supervising professor.
- There is no minimum standard for course enrollment credits, but the minimum credit standard must be met based on the Credit Recognition standard.
Course Completion
Completion of major courses is recommended. Moreover, the courses in which the contents are deemed the same as those of courses already taken at POSTECH are not allowed to be retaken. (Retaking courses is not acceptable.) In principle, students are required to take mandatory liberal arts courses offered by POSTECH.
Grade Recognition
- An official transcript directly sent from the host university to POSTECH shall be recognized only.
- The recognition of credits acquired from the exchange university shall be marked on the academic record with the taken course names and acquired grades as they appear, and the acquisition of credits shall be recognized after receiving separate approval. The approved credits shall be included in the graduation credits but excluded from the GPA calculation.
- The acquired credits cannot be withdrawn.
- Students must submit the class syllabus and supplementary material regarding the completed courses as reference material for credit recognition.
- Grade recognition procedures are conducted in accordance with the academic operating guidelines.
Disciplinary Measures for Credits Acquisition Criteria
Regular Semester Exchange Students
- Completion of less than 6 credits recognized by the home university or less than 3 credits in recognized major courses: 50% of the scholarship for the overseas dispatch program will be reclaimed.
- Completion of 0 credits or failure to submit the credit recognition form within the deadline: 100% of the scholarship for the overseas dispatch program will be reclaimed.
Students Enrolled in Seasonal Semester Courses or Self-funded Tuition at Host Universities
- Completion of 0 credits at the host university or failure to submit the credit recognition form within the deadline: 100% of the scholarship for the overseas dispatch program will be reclaimed.